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The HiLo Club

1956 establishments in OklahomaCulture of Oklahoma CityNightclubs in the United States
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The HiLo Club (also Hilo or Hi-Lo), is a bar and nightclub in Oklahoma City. It was established in 1956 as a private establishment that provided music and drinks to thirsty Okies during its long prohibition struggle until its full repeal which legalized liquor by the drink in Oklahoma in 1985. As liquor by the drink was legalized the "club" became a hub for the homosexual community of the 1980s.According to Bob Blackburn, the executive director of the Oklahoma Historical Society, bootlegging was part of Oklahoma culture and the readiness of alcohol became one of the reasons it took so long to be repealed. Eventually, without the full repeal of alcohol, "Keeping alcohol from the guys at the packing plants or the oil fields is one thing,” Blackburn said. “But keeping alcohol from the members of the country club or those who are running the banks downtown and suddenly they can’t give alcohol to their buddies in New York City, then suddenly you start getting their attention.”The building was designed by Matt Donnay and is thought to be one of the first in the Oklahoma City area that consisted of restaurants, residential and retail in the same building. The HiLo Club was one of its first tenants and its future at this location is uncertain as the Donnay Building is under contract to be purchased and demolished by well known dairy chain: Braum's

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The HiLo Club
Northwest 50th Street, Oklahoma City

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Northwest 50th Street
73118 Oklahoma City
Oklahoma, United States
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The NW 39th Street Enclave, also known as "The Strip," "May-Penn," "39th & Penn" or simply "39th Street" is a prominent lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) district in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The area is located along NW 39th Street in the city's northwest quadrant, one block west of Pennsylvania Avenue.Northwest 39th Street Enclave is home to many of Oklahoma's most popular gay and lesbian bars and nightclubs, in addition to a number of retail stores, eateries, and apartment complexes catering to Oklahoma City's LGBT community. While Oklahoma City's openly gay population is relatively average for a city of its size, the NW 39th Street Enclave is widely regarded as the largest gay and lesbian district in the Great Plains and central regions of the United States, and one of the largest in the Southern.The NW 39th Street district attracts large numbers of gay and lesbian tourists, particularly on weekends, from elsewhere in Oklahoma and from the surrounding states of Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, New Mexico, and Texas. The neighborhood is also a popular stopping point for cross-country LGBT travelers. Most of the district's attractions are concentrated around or near the District Hotel (which had a long history as the Habana Inn before being briefly rebranded as the Hotel Habana). This hotel, promoted as "Oklahoma City’s renowned wonderland for adults" and "a multi-venue experience," features a variety of guest rooms, a lounge bar, nightclub, billiards, darts and two pools, and also promotes a forthcoming restaurant and business center. The hotel, which requires all guests to be 21 years or older to be on its property, hosts various LGBT events and gatherings.